Posts Tagged ‘COIN’

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A Low, Dishonest Decade: New Details for the Iraq War Crime Mosaic
Written by Chris Floyd
Thursday, 07 March 2013
Torturing an Iraqi prisoner
The truth-telling of the imprisoned Bradley Manning continues to bear rich fruit, even as he faces a lifetime in prison for acting on principle to save innocent lives and prevent his country from staining itself further with war crimes. This week, the Guardian released a special investigation into the
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From the photos you would think General David Petraeus was a genuine hero. The left side of his jacket is filled with ribbons that make him look like a true warrior. Looks can be deceiving, only one of those ribbons is attached to a medal for action, the Bronze Star (with V device) and there is some question about how he earned that, See: "Petraeus Allegedly Earned A Bronze Star For Combat Valor 'Without Firing his Rifle'". The others are service ribbons or medals awarded for good staff work
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By Gary Wamsley
Colonel, USAF Retired
Much is being made about the spectacular fall from grace of one of our nations most respected military icons. The real scandal is not that David Petraeus had feet of clay, but that he managed to convince the country, up to and including the President of the United States that he was a man of vision, integrity and ability.
I really had not paid much attention to General Petraeus, generally feeling that the confidence placed in him must
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